Windshield wiper



June 6, 1939. c 1: ROGERS '2,161,682

WINDSHIEILD WIPER Filed Aug. 6, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet l Irwenior (o/mah 912 po qm" Attorneys I June 6, 1939.

WINDSHIELD WI PER Filed Aug. 6, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Aiiorneys c. P. ROGERS 2,161,682

Patented June 6, 1939 2,161,682

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WINDSHIELD WIPER Colman P. Rogers, Santa Barbara, Calif.

Application August 6, 1937, Serial No. 157,790

1 Claim. (Cl. 15250) This invention relates to new and useful imtured heads i8 are aligned to receive the pin it provements in windshield wipers and the principal which extends through the shaft 8.

object of the invention is to provide a windshield An arcuate strip spring member 20 has an openwiper which will perform efficiently in a rotary ing 2| at its mid-point for receiving the shaft 8 motion. and its ends are notched as at 22 for engagement 5 Another important object of the invention is with the arms H-IZ. This spring 20 is held in to provide a windshield wiper of double blade place by the cap nut 23 and this spring serves to construction which at the same time is capable of maintain the wipers tensionally against the windperforming in a rotary motion. shield 6 during their rotary motion.

These and various other important objects and However, to prevent the arm I I and wipers i3 10 advantages of the invention will become apparent from bein d s o d Over the rOOf 5 of the Car, a to the reader of the following specification. riser 24 is provided. This riser consists of a plate In the drawings: 25 having the semi-circular flange 26 thereon Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a porwith the ends 21 inclined to permit riding onto the tion of an automobile with the windshield wiper flange 26 of the rollers 28, which rollers are car- 15 mounted for use. ried by the arms lll2.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of one blade Thus as the blade units swing to pass above the assembly of the wiper with portions broken away. windshield, their rollers 28 will ride on to the riser Figure 3 is a perspective exploded view of cer- 24 so that the elevated arm and blade will not tain parts of the wiper. be distorted over the roof of the car, 20

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the spring. Furthermore, as can be Seen in Figure the Figure 5 is a perspectiv view of the riser. plate is held against the windshield frame 21 Referring to the drawings wherein like numerby the nut Ill. als designate like parts, it can be seen that While the foregoing Specification Se s fOIth 25 numeral 5 represents the top of an automobile e i vention in specific terms, it is to be under- 25 while numeral 6 represents the windshield having Stood that numerous Changes in e p e th usual frame 1 and materials may be resorted to without depart- As is clearly shown in Figure 3, the drive haft ing from the spirit and scope of the invention as for the wiper is denoted by numeral 8 and eX- claimed herema'fter- 30 tends through the frame Numeral 9 represents Having described the invention, what is claimed 30 the bearing for the shaft 8 and this is equipped as new is: with the nut m In combination with a windshield frame, a As shown in Figure 1 numerals l repre rotary shaft disposed through one side portion of the frame, a Windshield wiper having an arm swingably secured to the shaft and adapted for engagement with the glass of the windshield, neled structure l5 for receiving the mid-portion spring means for urging the Wiper against the correspondmg Wlper and m Whlch the windshield, and a track on the frame partly sur- Wlpel rockably Suppmted as at rounding the shaft and against which the wiper 40 The Inner ends of these arms are arm can ride and be supported as it swings off of 40 vided with yokes l l, the yoke of the arm I 2 fitting the windshield. within the yoke of the arm ll so that the aper- C'OLMAN P. ROGERS.

sent the arms of the wipers I3l4, respectively,

each arm l I-l2 being provided with the chan- 

